# Show (The Cure album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Calgary Herald | C |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Select | |
Show is a live album released in 1993 by the British alternative rock band the Cure. It was recorded live over two nights at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) in 1992, during the successful Wish tour. Show was also released as a concert video.
This live album was released along with Paris, which was recorded in Paris. Show leaned somewhat more towards the band's poppier and more recent material such as "Just Like Heaven", "Pictures of You" and "Friday I'm in Love" while Paris skewed towards their older cult-classics.
The album was re-issued on vinyl as a double LP in the UK as part of Record Store Day on 22 April 2023. This release was remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.

## Track listing

Show is a double-CD release in most cases. There are various versions with differing track listings. The US version is the only one-disc edition. The songs that did not fit onto the US disc ("Tape", "Fascination Street", "The Walk" and "Let's Go to Bed") were released as the EP Sideshow. The video version, released on VHS, CD-i and LaserDisc, contains extra tracks.
Disc one
* "Tape" – 2:25
* "Open" (Wish) – 7:18
* "High" (Wish) – 3:31
* "Pictures of You" (Disintegration) – 7:38
* "Lullaby" (Disintegration) – 4:25
* "Just Like Heaven" (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me) – 3:37
* "Fascination Street" (Disintegration) – 5:00
* "A Night Like This" (The Head on the Door) – 4:46
* "Trust" (Wish) – 5:15
Disc two
* "Doing the Unstuck" (Wish) – 4:20
* "The Walk" (Japanese Whispers) – 3:32
* "Let's Go to Bed" (Japanese Whispers) – 3:41
* "Friday I'm in Love" (Wish) – 3:45
* "In Between Days" (The Head on the Door) – 3:12
* "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" (Wish) – 7:54
* "Never Enough" (Mixed Up) – 4:52
* "Cut" (Wish) – 5:25
* "End" (Wish) – 7:58
Single-disc release:
* "Open" (Wish) – 7:20
* "High" (Wish) – 3:31
* "Pictures of You" (Disintegration) – 7:38
* "Lullaby" (Disintegration) – 4:15
* "Just Like Heaven" (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me) – 3:34
* "A Night Like This" (The Head on the Door) – 4:45
* "Trust" (Wish) – 5:14
* "Doing the Unstuck" (Wish) – 4:00
* "Friday I'm in Love" (Wish) – 3:34
* "In Between Days" (The Head on the Door) – 2:55
* "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" (Wish) – 7:54
* "Never Enough" (Mixed Up) – 4:45
* "Cut" (Wish) – 5:32
* "End" (Wish) – 8:04
Sideshow EP:
* "Tape (intro) – 3:07
* "Just Like Heaven" (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me) – 3:47
* "Fascination Street" (Disintegration) – 5:01
* "The Walk" (Japanese Whispers) – 3:32
* "Let's Go to Bed" (Japanese Whispers) – 3:38

### CD-i release (2-disc music video)
#### CD-i disc one

* "Tape"
* "Open" (Wish)
* "High" (Wish)
* "Pictures of You" (Disintegration)
* "Lullaby" (Disintegration)
* "Just Like Heaven" (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
* "Fascination Street" (Disintegration)
* "A Night Like This" (The Head on the Door)
* "Trust" (Wish)
* "Doing the Unstuck" (Wish)
* "The Walk" (Japanese Whispers)
* "Let's Go to Bed" (Japanese Whispers)
* "Friday I'm in Love" (Wish)

#### CD-i disc two

* "In Between Days" (The Head on the Door)
* "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" (Wish)
* "Never Enough" (Mixed Up)
* "Cut" (Wish)
* "End" (Wish)
* "To Wish Impossible Things" (Wish)
* "Primary" (Faith)
* "Boys Don't Cry" (Boys Don't Cry)
* "Why Can't I Be You?" (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
* "A Forest" (Seventeen Seconds)

## Personnel

* Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, 6-string bass
* Simon Gallup – bass guitar
* Porl Thompson – guitar, keyboards
* Boris Williams – drums, percussion
* Perry Bamonte – keyboards, guitar, 6-string bass

## Charts

Chart performance for Show :
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 16 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 16 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 71 |
| European Albums (Music & Media) | 63 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 37 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 36 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 34 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 37 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 29 |
| US Billboard 200 | 42 |
Chart performance for Show (30th anniversary edition) :
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 30 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 17 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 35 |
| UK Albums Sales (OCC) | 21 |
| UK Physical Albums (OCC) | 21 |
| UK Vinyl Albums (OCC) | 12 |
| US Billboard 200 | 77 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) | 11 |
| US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard) | 26 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 12 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) | 4 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Show :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||